Pat Burgess Peter Rowen as Sonny Curley Eanna MacLiam as Craig Curley Colm O'Byrne as Darren Curley Joanne Gerrard as Lisa Curley Ciara Duffy as Kimberley Curley Deirdre and Dierdre O'Brien as Mary Curley Aisling Conlan and Alannagh McMullen as Baby Curley Sheila Flitton as Missis Twix Jack Lynch as Cancer Ronan Wilmot as Paddy Fionnuala Murphy as Jackie O'Keefe Production The surname of the Rabbitte family in the book had to be changed to Curley as 20th Century Fox owns the rights to the Rabbitte name from The Commitments (1991), which featured the same characters. The film was shot in many familiar locations around Dublin including Raheny, Kilbarrack, Ballybough, Dún Laoghaire & The Old Shieling Hotel. Reception The film grossed £474,206 in the United Kingdom. In the United States and Canada, the film grossed $3.3 million. Year-end lists 4th – Douglas Armstrong, The Milwaukee Journal Top 7 (not ranked) – Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Sentinel Top 10 (not ranked) – Dennis King, Tulsa World External links References Films directed by Stephen Frears 1993 television films British television films BBC television dramas 1993 comedy-drama films 1993 films Films set in Dublin (city) Films shot in Dublin (city) Films based on Irish novels Irish television films English-language Irish films Teenage pregnancy in film BBC Film films Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award winners